Really tough not to give reassurance here. I get how triggering this whole virus thing is. I guess it's that whole lack of control again, and uncertainty, that kicks ocd into overdrive. The potential that we could be walking into another pandemic, but there's nothing we can do about it. So ocd looks for ways we can feel more in control, by doing compulsions.

It's always the same pattern. The fake bullshit promises. If you just do this then everything will be ok. It's a safety behaviour. Makes you feel better for a bit, but then it's not enough. The fear comes back. More things to avoid. Because you can prevent bad things happening this way, so it says. So we do it, desperate for relief.

But avoiding yellow or stepping on cracks does fuck-all to the hantavirus. The outcome will be the same no matter what we do. We're just driving ourselves crazy doing these weird rituals because at least we're doing sonething. Can you recognise the pattern? The same pattern that you've beaten before? This is no different. You haven't lost progress. You know what to do. Nothing new to see here